Table 2 Intra-group analysis of results

Step Length (m)

0.625 ± 0.043

0.628 ± 0.044

0.47

0.653 ± 0.063

0.653 ± 0.056

0.99

Step Speed (ms⁻¹)

1.183 ± 0.139

1.199 ± 0.136

0.07

1.265 ± 0.116

1.271 ± 0.110

0.68

Cadence (steps/min)

113.6 ± 10.6

114.7 ± 10.5

0.20

117.7 ± 10.5

118.0 ± 9.3

0.68

Swing-to-Stance ratio

0.704 ± 0.069

0.696 ± 0.068

0.49

0.728 ± 0.083

0.727 ± 0.077

0.93

Peak during Loading

103.5 ± 8.4

104.0 ± 9.4

0.57

102.2 ± 12.5

104.7 ± 11.4

0.13

Peak during Propulsion

109.5 ± 8.0

110.4 ± 7.6

0.28

107.3 ± 11.6

110.2 ± 11.4

0.15

GL

0.442 ± 0.127

0.437 ± 0.141

0.80

0.570 ± 0.263

0.552 ± 0.246

0.63

GM

0.588 ± 0.182

0.610 ± 0.205

0.54

0.711 ± 0.269

0.752 ± 0.332

0.41

VM

0.211 ± 0.177

0.183 ± 0.123

0.34

0.188 ± 0.107

0.186 ± 0.099

0.93

Time (% Gait Cycle) at which the mean peak EMG value occurs

After Initial Contact

GL

42.4 ± 3.2

42.0 ± 2.8

0.42

40.7 ± 2.9

40.6 ± 3.2

0.80

GM

39.3 ± 4.0

38.8 ± 4.6

0.52

37.9 ± 4.6

38.2 ± 3.1

0.66

VM

12.0 ± 23.0

4.3 ± 3.6

0.07

13.8 ± 28.2

3.6 ± 2.0

0.10

Before Toe Off

GL

16.4 ± 2.4

17.0 ± 2.6

0.08

17.3 ± 2.9

17.4 ± 2.9

0.82

GM

19.5 ± 3.0

20.3 ± 4.3

0.33

20.1 ± 4.2

19.8 ± 2.2

0.71

VM

53.2 ± 6.4

54.8 ± 4.5

0.15

52.9 ± 10.2

54.4 ± 3.4

0.51